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For over a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has woven a tapestry of ...

In China in 2008, contaminated formula made 300,000 babies sick, but millions of others were fine. Gut bacteria may explain why.

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Hundreds of cats, from purebreds to rescues, competed for glory at the world's largest cat show in Cleveland, Ohio.

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The keepers of a poison garden on the grounds next to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England, anticipate a great many ...

Get winter off to a cracking start with our pick of the November festivities, from fireworks in London to flaming tar barrels ...

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.

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